Calamaria linnaei
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Calamaria |
| Species: | C. linnaei |
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Calamaria linnaei, also known commonly as Linné's dwarf snake, Linne's dwarf snake, Linné's reed snake, and Linnaeus's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Indonesia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, linnaei, is in honor of Swedish botanist Carl Linné, better known as Linnaeus, who invented the binomial nomenclature system for naming species.[3]: 159
Geographic range
C. linnaei is found throughout the island of Java, but its occurrence elsewhere in Indonesia is uncertain.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. linnaei is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft), and it also has been found in plantations of tea and coffee.[1]
Behavior
C. linnaei is terrestrial, crepuscular, and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b c d Iskandar, D.; Jenkins, H.; Lilley, R.; Das, I.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F. (2012). "Calamaria linnaei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192045A2032656. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192045A2032656.en.
- ^ a b Species Calamaria linnaei at The Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Boie, F (1827). "Bemerkungen über Merrem's Versuchs eines Systems der Amphibien. 1te Lieferung: Ophidier". Isis von Oken (in German). 20: 508–566.: 539
- Manthey, U; Grossmann, W (1997). Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens (in German). Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. p. 512. ISBN 978-3931587123.: 325
- Savage, JM; Myers, CW (2005). "Case 3357: Calamaria H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation and designation of C. linnaei H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 as the type species". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 62 (4): 185.
- Sidik, Irvan; Sumitro, Sutiman Bambang; Kurniawan, Nia (2018). "The Linnaeus's Reed Snake. Calamaria linnaei Boie (Squamata: Colubridae: Calamariinae) from Ijen Plateau, East Java, Indonesia". Research Journal of Life Sciences. 5 (1): 42–53.